It has always been said that giants and giantesses think very highly of themselves. Since they are big and strong, they are certain that they are the most important of all the beings.

One day, Cik E the giantess (bukan nama sebenar) went along turning over big trees with her giant hands to look for food to eat. She felt very sure of herself. "There is nothing I cannot do," said Cik E.

"Oh, really?" said a small voice. Cik E looked down. There was Mr Balloon the dwarf (juga bkn nama sebenar) looking up at Cik E from the ground.

"Yes," Cik E said, "that is true indeed." She reached out one huge hand and rolled over a big log. "Look at how easily I can do this. I am the strongest of all the living things. I can do anything. All the other living soul fear me."

"Can you stop the balloons, eh silap the sun from rising in the morning?" said the Mr Balloon.

Cik E thought for a moment. "I have never tried that," she said. "Yes, I am sure I could stop the balloons I mean the sun from rising."

"You are sure?" said Mr Balloon.

"I am sure," said Cik E. "Tomorrow morning the sun/balloon will not rise. I, Cik E, have said so." cik E sat down facing the east to wait.

Behind her the sun set for the night and still she sat there. Mr Balloon went into his little home and curled up in his snug little bed, chuckling about how foolish Cik E was. All through the night Cik E sat. Finally, the first birds started their songs and the East glowed with the light that comes before the sun.

"The sun/balloons will not rise today," said Cik E. She stared hard at the glowing light. "The sun will not rise today."

However, the sun rose, just as it always had. Cik E was very upset, but Mr Balloon was delighted. He laughed and laughed. "Sun/balloons is stronger than Cik E," said the little man, twittering with laughter. Mr Balloon was so amused that he came out of his home and began running around in circles, singing this song:

"The balloons came up, eh silap again, the sun came up. Cik E is angry, But the sun came up."

While Cik E sat there looking very unhappy, Mr Balloon ran around and around, singing and laughing until he was so weak that he rolled over on his back. Then, quicker than the leap of a fish from a stream, Cik E shot out a paw and pinned him to the ground.

"Perhaps I cannot stop the sun from rising," said Cik E, "but you will never see another sunrise."

"Oh, mighty giantess," said the little man. "You are the strongest, the quickest, the best of all of the makhluk. I was only joking." But Cik E did not move her paw.

"Oh, Cik E," Mr Balloon said, "you are right to kill me, I deserve to die. Just please let me say one last prayer to Creator before you eat me."

"Say your prayer quickly," said Cik E. "Your time to walk the Sky Road has come!"

"Oh, Cik E," said the dwarf, "I would like to die. But you are pressing down on me so hard I cannot breathe. I can hardly squeak. I do not have enough breath to say a prayer. If you would just lift your paw a little, just a little bit, then I could breathe. And I could say my last prayer to the Maker of all, to the one who made great, wise, powerful giantess and the foolish, weak, little dwarf."

Cik E lifted up her paw. She lifted it just a little bit. That little bit, though, was enough. Mr Balloon squirmed free and ran for his home as quickly as the blinking of an eye. Cik E swung her gigantic hand at the little man as he darted away. She was not quick enough to catch him, but the very tips of her long claws scraped along Mr Ballon's back leaving a couple of scars.

To this day, all Mr Balloon’s ancestors wear those scars as a reminder to them of what happens when one stupid dwarf mess with an equally stupid giantess. And that boys and girls, is how Mr Balloon got his stripes.

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Its all about.. marriage? What is marriage? Marriage has traditionally been understood as the union of one man and one woman. Marriage is uniquely beneficial to society because it is the foundation of the family and the basic building block of society.

# It brings significant stability and meaning to human relationships # It remains the ideal for the raising of children. # It plays an important role in transferring culture and civilization into future generations. # Marriage is not merely a private contract, but a social institution of great public concern.

"Marriage is the civil status of one man and one woman united in law for life, for the discharge to each other and the community of the duties legally incumbent on those who association is founded on the distinction of sex." - Black's Law Dictionary, dating back to 1891

In Islam marriage is viewed as a sacred contract. It is the stern command of Islam that the sexual instinct, natural to man should attain consummation only through wedlock. Matrimony is a holy act. Celibacy has been strongly prohibited. The dos and don’ts that the two mates ought to adopt in matrimonial life have been prescribed by Islam. Obeying these stipulations, man and woman can ensure a successful and blissful married life and a peaceful life after death.

# The resources of this world are for you to enjoy. The best wealth you can have in this world is a good wife. # The best wealth that a man can have in this world is a good wife. A good wife is one who is a joy to look at, one who obeys her husband’s commands and one who protects the wealth during his absence. # The best of men are those who treat their wives well. - Prophet Muhammed (PBUH)

"And among His signs is this, that He created for you mates from among yourselves, that you may dwell in tranquillity with them, and He has put love and mercy between your (hearts): Verily in that on Signs for those who reflect.." Holy Qur’an 30:21

so dear MAD, what i'm trying to say here is, if u think that its already time for u to bid farewell to ur singleton years n embracing husband/fatherhood instead, i will support u all the way. i will not show anythin but my support n encouragement for u. u will never see anythin but smile n happiness on my face when u talk bout this with me. God knows what i feel inside but u wont know anythin bout it. i wont tell u what i feel, i wont object to anythin. coz this time its not about me. its all about u.

"She'd better hold him tight, give him all her loveLook in those beautiful eyes and know she's lucky cause.."

Friday, October 17, 2008

it's friday again (really?). n i'm so, so bored. since i dont have a tv set to distract me from my boredom (unlike that somebody who can watch Heroes anytime he wants even during working hours) so this is my attraction for the day. the man i should have married. or better yet, the man who should have marry me. muahahaha. yea keep on dreaming..

**the man n his latest artwork..

**with one of his painting (the one on d wall not the one standing on d left)

**the man at work

**the man can sing, rap, compose n produce songs, play numerous musical instruments, paints, n check this out.. he can also build a house! my dad would so gonna love to have him as menantu. haha.

Thursday, October 16, 2008

sometime life feels like a neverending bad hair days. or in my case bad tudung days. remember one of those days when ur hair/tudung refuse to behave themselves no matter how u coax n persuade it or even bribe it to present themselves nicely on top of ur head? n after much wasted effort u still end up looking like a deranged, bewildered lady (that is if we can still be called a lady after all that). well, thats how it is. peeps who free-haired get bad hair days. peeps who cover theirs get bad tudung days. life is pretty fair. (btw do men get bad hair days too i wonder.. hmmm)

neway what i'm trying to rant is this. i've been having bad tudung days, both literally n not literally speaking, for quite sometime now. life seems to go downhill for certain aspects of my life nowadays. trial after trial. heartache after another. i've even lost that small2 happiness that life had granted me a few months back too. that small2 happiness that keep me functioning even tho i feel like colapsing on heaps. that dragged n boosted me up on those very down days of mine. that 'daily dose of joy' remember? the one which has been the subject of my babbling a few post back? well no more daily dose of joy for me it seems. even tho that 'somebody' given up hiding already but it makes absolutely no different to me if to be compared to the time when hiding is a favourite past-time of him.

well if life throws us lemon, we make lemonade people say. but i'm feeling more like throwing those lemons back at life rather than juicing it u know what i mean? i tried motivating myself. tried foreseeing those bitterness n realizing the goodness they bring instead. feels nothing. tried the "After every storm there is sunshine, For every ending there lies a new beginning, For every question there is an answer, For every heartache there is joy, For every sickness there is healing, bla bla" that kinda things. but sigh.. still not working. this stubborn heart refused to even try to consider them yet alone to have faith in it.

sometime it feels like i'm fighting a lost battle. the stupid me keep on fighting even tho victory is out of my reach. y? coz i was raised on fairytale that is. i was raised to believe that everybody is entitled to have a happy ending. but that is so not how it works on this reality world we live in. not everybody will get a chance at happy ending. not everybody will get to be swept off their glass-clad slippers by a knight in shining armour riding a handsome stallion n rode off into the sunset. we're not living in fairytale where all the princesses play damsel in distress n just patiently sit n wait in some isolated castle towers (u can add in a guard dragon in there to spice things up) for their prince charming to come rescue them. in reality we, the princesses have to save our own pretty behind ourself. knight in shining armour who??

but in the end i'm no quiter (btol ke that spelling? correct me if i'm wrong. i'm in a blur while i'm penning this. hehe). my parent raised me to be more than that. even tho how deep a hole i'm stuck in, even tho how steep the mountain i fell from, one thing is absolutely certain to me. u cannot win unless u play and u cannot fail unless and until u quit. fall down if u must, rest for awhile if u wish, but get right back up, brush off the dust of ur pretty behind, re-chart ur course and find the inner strength to go one more round. life, throw all the lemons u have at me but i will not run n hide. i may not make lemonade but i will find a better use for those lemons oh u bet i will. i will free myself from those towers, n throw away my glass slippers (u wont get very far if u're escaping in glass slippers) n ride the handsome stallion into the sunset by myself (after stealing the horsie from prince charming n abandoning him on a hot desert muahaha!). if thats what it takes for me to be happy so be it. after all who need a guy who waits a hundred years to save u kan.

ok thats it. deranged ranting accomplished. peeps, do not attempt to even try to understand all i'm raving. coz i dont myself. :)

Monday, October 13, 2008

1. you will receive a body. you may like it or hate it, but it will be yours for the entire period this time around.

2. you will learn lessons. you are enrolled in a full-time informal school called 'life.' each day in this school you will have the opportunity to learn lessons. you may like the lessons or think them irrelevant and stupid.

3. there are no mistakes, only lessons. growth is a process of trial, error, and experimentation. the "failed" experiments are as much a part of the process as the experiment that ultimately "works".

4. a lesson is repeated until learned. a lesson will be presented to you in various forms until you have learned it. when you have learned it, you can then go on to the next lesson.

5. learning lessons does not end. there is no part of life that does not contain its lessons. if you are alive, there are lessons to be learned.

6. "there" is no better than "here". when your "there" has become a "here", you will simply obtain another "there" that will, again, look better than "here".

7. Others are merely mirrors of you. you cannot love or hate something about another person unless it reflects to you something you love or hate about yourself.

8. what you make of your life is up to you. you have all the tools and resources you need. what you do with them is up to you. the choice is yours.

9. your answers lie inside you. the answers to life's questions lie inside you. all you need to do is look, listen, and trust.

Friday, October 10, 2008

A group of professional people posed this question to a group of 4 to 8 year-olds, "What does love mean?" The answers they got were broader and deeper than anyone could have imagined. See what you think.....

1. "When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn't bend over and paint her toenails anymore. So my grandfather does it for her all the time, even when his hands got arthritis too. That's love." - Rebecca -age 8

2. "When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different. You know that your name is safe in their mouth." - Billy - age 4

3. "Love is when a girl puts on perfume and a boy puts on shaving cologne and they go out and smell each other." - Karl - age 5

4. "Love is when you go out to eat and give somebody most of your French fries without making them give you any of theirs." - Chrissy - age 6

5. "Love is when someone hurts you. And you get so mad but you don't yell at them because you know it would hurt their feelings." - Samantha - age 6

6. "Love is what makes you smile when you're tired." - Terri - age 4

7. "Love is when my mommy makes coffee for my daddy and she takes a sip before giving it to him, to make sure the taste is OK." - Danny - age 7

8. "Love is when you kiss all the time. Then when you get tired of kissing, you still want to be together and you talk more. My mommy and Daddy are like that. They look gross when they kiss." - Emily - age 8

9. "Love is what's in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen." - Bobby - age 5

10. "If you want to learn to love better, you should start with a friend who you hate." - Nikka - age 6

12. "When you tell someone something bad about yourself and you're scared they won't love you anymore. But then you get surprised because not only do they still love you, they love you even more." - Matthew - age 7

13. "There are two kinds of love. Our love. God's love. But God makes both kinds of them." - Jenny - age 4

14. "Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then he wears it everyday." - Noelle - age 7

15. "Love is like a little old woman and a little old man who are still friends even after they know each other so well." - Tommy - age 6

16. "During my piano recital, I was on a stage and scared. I looked at all the people watching me and saw my daddy waving and smiling. He was the only one doing that. I wasn't scared anymore." - Cindy - age 8

lama gile x blogging kt cni kn. rasenye spjg bulan pose aritu lgsg x post new entry. actually a lot of things happened during that past month. some good some bad. but usually the things that we remember most is the bad ones rite. same here. well let juz say that last ramadhan has been my most memorable (not in a good way) ramadhan so far. but everything happens for a reason rite. n we r supposed to learn from that 'reasons'. but i'm all good now. i patched things up on my last day of holidaying (scuse my grammar hehe) which come to think bout it is yesterday. hmm..

bottom line, i'm back on track now. we're back on track. n i sure hope things will run smoothly again after this. pray for me ya peeps! even tho u dont have any freakin idea what u're prayin for but juz wish me the best kay.

About Me

The name's Cik Halie. A product of her parents' genes. A combination of this n that. A mix of a lil bit of everythings. Not that impressive at 1st glance but well, looks can be pretty deceiving. Hihi. Still proudly (n tirelessly) holding n maintaining the title 'Cik'. Dunno when it gonna change to Datin Seri. Sigh.. Pray that one for me ok peeps! Hihi. ^_^